>I know she wasn't YOUR kid, but you've been raising her for
>years. Having dated women with kids before myself, letting go
>of them was almost as hard as letting go of the mom.
>
Enh, she was ten when we got together and her situation was pretty good before I was in the picture. Her dad was always around so, I was never really needing to be the one to take the lead and be a father figure.

>
>And did any of your and the ex's taste rub off on the little
>one? Are you worried about her music future now that you're
>not there to oversee her development?
>
Again, she's a pretty independent kid (she's 20 now; hardly a kid) and she was into her teenage rebellious phase for a while where she liked Slipknot and Lamb of God, etc but she's come out of it in the last few years and got more into what her parents raised her on (Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc. — sort of the stereotypical 'alt rock' stuff; but good stuff).

~Austin